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Look up: Nipple

  1. nipple
    [n] - the small projection of a mammary gland
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. nipple
    a short, threaded tubular coupling used for making connections between pipe joints and other tools.
    Found on http://www.workover.co.uk/og/n.htm

  3. Nipple
    A short pipe threaded on both ends installed between fittings.
    Found on http://www.homeserve.com/emergency-repai

  4. nipple
    Trackpoint
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  5. Nipple
    Nipple: The pigmented projection on the surface of the breast. Ducts that conduct milk from the mammary glands to the surface of the breast exit through the nipple. The surrounding flat area of pigmentation is the areola.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  6. nipple
    the part of a burner having a small orifice through which the jet of inflammable gas passes Category: The chemical industry • a short length of externally threaded pipe for connecting two lengths of internally threaded pipe Category: Mechanical engineering
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  7. Nipple
    A short pipe installed between fittings. A pipe coupling that is threaded on both ends.
    Found on http://www.rookinspections.com/glossary/

  8. Nipple
    Nip'ple noun [ Formerly neble , a dim. of neb . See Neb , Nib .] 1. (Anat.) The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap. 2. The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an oil bag, is discharged. [ R.] Derham. 3. Any small projection or article in which there is an ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/23

  9. nipple
    1. <anatomy> The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap. ... 2. The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an oil bag, is discharged. ... 3. Any small projection or article in which there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; as, the nipple of a nursing ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. nipple
    mammilla noun the small projection of a mammary gland
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. nipple
    noun a flexible cap on a baby`s feeding bottle or pacifier
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. Nipple
    In its most general form, a `nipple` is an appurtenance from which a fluid emanates, in this instance breast milk, to nurture a mother's young.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipple

  13. nipple
    (nip´әl) the pigmented projection at the tip of each breast; it is smaller in men than women. In women it gives outlet to the lactiferous ducts. Called also mammary papilla, mammilla, and teat. any structure shaped like the nipple of the breast; see papilla.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  14. Nipple
    • (n.) Any small projection or article in which there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; as, the nipple of a nursing bottle; the nipple of a percussion lock, or that part on which the cap is put and through which the fire passes to the charge. • (n.) A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe, usually p...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  15. nipple
    (from the article `mastitis`) ...It begins almost exclusively during the first three weeks of nursing and is limited to the period of lactation (milk production). The bacterial ... The testes of male artiodactyls descend outside the body cavity but may regress into the abdomen in the nonbreeding season. Female pigs have many ... In t...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/44

  16. nipple
    papilla of the breast, nipple 1. The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap. 2. The orifice at which any animal liquid is discharged; such as, the oil from an oil bag. 3. Any small projection or article in which there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; as, the nipple of a nursing bottle; or the...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  17. nipple
    A wartlike projection at the apex of the breast on the surface of which the lactiferous ducts open; it is surrounded by a circular pigmented area, the areola. Syn: papilla mammae TA, thelium 3, papilla of breast, thele, mammilla 2, teat 1 [dim. of A.S. neb, beak, nose (?)]
    Found on

  18. Nipple
    A short piece of threaded pipe used to connect two fittings.
    Found on http://www.allmetalcorp.com/htm/pg8_8_00

  19. nipple
    a straight section of rigid conduit not more than 0,6 m long and externally threaded at each end
    Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/

  20. Nipple
    The small raised area in the center of the breast that is surrounded by the areola. THe nipple contains the milk ducts, through which milk can be expressed. Synonym(s): Mammary Papilla Narrower term(s): Inverted Nipple Accessory Nipple
    Found on http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/N/2


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